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Five pillars of ageing well
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five pillars of ageing well

...circulating. Here we are helped mainly with good hydration (drinking plenty) and regular physical activity. Physical activity does not always means running, swimming or going to the gym or attend classes. It is even better if we do but may not be suitable for all for us. Being physically active means also not avoiding stairs and walking somewhere where we need to go...
Tim Lenton - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tim Lenton - Stories of Change

...circulation computer models, that actually it looks like warming will be less than we thought when we double CO2, we might get away with perhaps 1.25, 1.5o warming, which would actually be quite tolerable? TL: Well, if that were true, we should all celebrate that as a good news story, but the problem is at the moment we’re in, we call it a transient response of the...
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...circulation is simple: warm air rises and cold air sinks. How does this principle affect the atmosphere and flow of water in practical terms? Starting with an iconic environmental icon, the polar bear, you will learn how global flows of water, heat and pollution are affecting the Arctic region and changing our world...What affects the atmospheric and ocean flows? This...
Researching Antarctic ice sheets
Nature & Environment

Researching Antarctic ice sheets

...circulation pattern more likely: it’s possible, but not confirmed. So what next? Will this retreat continue? Will it start elsewhere on the continent? We’ve already seen some ice shelves collapse on the Antarctic Peninsula and others around the continent might collapse in future. Some ocean models have also predicted warmer waters around the coastline in future,...
Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list

...circulated. As the recent revelations show, in the age of the cell-phone camera and the flash drive, even the most draconian laws and reprisals will not prevent this information from leaking out. As a result, Washington faces what can be described as an accelerating hypocrisy collapse -- a dramatic narrowing of the country's room to maneuver between its stated aspirations...
Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism

...circulation. The banner said that Oddfellows demanded security for their families and a place in society. They offered ritual, status and comradeship through collective self-help. By the early 20th century, fashions had changed. The Morning Leader newspaper was comparing such banners to the lighter and more imaginative ones carried by women campaigning for the vote:...
60 second adventures in microgravity
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures in microgravity

...circulation changes. This can result in increased intracranial pressure, which causes headaches. These are all effects that astronauts like Tim Peake experience during lengthy stays on the International Space Station. It’s hard to test these factors as it’s so hard to isolate one effect from another, nor do we have a large number of astronauts. The advantage of bed...
Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...circulated. So, as a religious studies scholar, what are my questions to do with this research: why am I looking at it; what am I interested in? When we’re looking at both historical and contemporary evidence about religious traditions or any tradition we often find that people are doing something slightly different than what they might be saying they’re doing in...